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California Real Estate: Prices, Yield & Risk

Name: California
Address: US

California aggregates verified prices, gross rental yield and FEMA hazard risk across its countys. Figures below are area averages — use the index to drill into any county.

Area analytics

Median Sale · area avg

$1,126,078

YoY-0.5%

avg of 1929 priced neighborhoods

Gross Rental Yield

3.2%

Listed rent · ZORI annualized

area average

Liquidity

Low

28 / 100

Red Flag Index

53 / 100Riskier than 6%
of U.S. states

Moderate risk

Redfin / Zillow — area price & rentFEMA National Risk Index v1.20FBI UCR — state crimeEPA — radon zonesUS Census ACS / TIGER 2024

California by County

Every county in California, ranked by price, yield, hazard risk, liquidity and schools. Click any row to drill down.

Name	Median $	Yield	Risk	Liquidity	Schools
Sutter CountyCounty	—	—	59	—	15
Tehama CountyCounty	—	—	75	—	12
Trinity CountyCounty	—	—	75	—	28
Tulare CountyCounty	$398,348	5.7%	70	34	4
Tuolumne CountyCounty	$409,878	4.4%	73	28	21
Ventura CountyCounty	$1,056,678	3.7%	59	30	24
Yolo CountyCounty	$836,807	3.7%	44	27	26

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California Safety, Radon & Schools

California Crime Trend

FBI UCR

20132024

All crimes / 1k

Violent / 1k

Year	Crimes / 1k	Violent / 1k	YoY
2024	25.6	4.9	-8.9%
2023	28.3	5.1	-0.7%
2022	28.6	5.0	+8.0%

Buying Property in California as a Foreigner

Federal & California tax facts for non-resident buyers, plus the latest market news.

Buying as a Foreigner

US Tax & Ownership

Applies to everyone7

Capital Gains (Federal)

Long-term capital gains taxed federally at 0/15/20%, plus a 3.8% Net Investment Income Tax on higher incomes (2026).

Property Tax

Property tax: ~0.69% average effective rate (statewide average; set and collected locally).

State Income Tax

State income tax up to 13.3%; rental income is taxed at these rates.

State Capital Gains

Capital gains are taxed as ordinary income at state rates.

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